YUMMMMM!!!!!

Tonight, Peter and I made angel food cake and homemade whipped cream with fresh strawberries! It was so amazingly good! Its one of my favorite desserts! We used the castle shaped bunt cake pan that we got for our wedding, and it turned out pretty well. I think that it would work better if we used a cake that wasn't so sticky though. We discovered tonight that Peter is excellent at making whipped cream! We will have to make it more often for sure! I also made puppy chow as a snack for us tomorrow. Puppy chow makes me feel like I'm a little kid again, I love it! It was great to spend the time with Peter tonight, we had so much fun.

About a week ago, Peter ordered a waffle iron for me and it arrived this weekend! I LOVE waffles! So I'm planning on using some of the left over strawberries and whipped cream for a waffle tomorrow. I can't wait! I feel bad, but every time that I have made waffles, Peter hasn't been around, so we might do that for dinner or something so he can have some. Sometimes the most simplistic things make me incredibly happy! Plus, they're a lot of fun to make! Gotta love it!

I know, I'm such a dork for writing a blog about it, but it is, after all, totally amazing! haha!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!! It's one of my favorite holidays of the year! I could eat corned beef and cabbage EVERY day, seriously. Plus, I think I look pretty good in green, not that I actually wore it today, lol.

It's not much of a stretch to say that I miss spring break! No matter how boring it may have been. The puppy is pretty upset that she has to stay at home alone all day while we're gone. Our front door is the type that has a giant window in it that we cover up with a curtain...well, she's been sticking her head in the window and jumping up on it while barking. I'm pretty sure that she is going to rip the curtain down one of these days, lol. Her new game that she likes to play, and shes getting pretty good at, is where she goes to the top of the stairs and I throw the ball up so she can catch it. If she misses it, she pushes the ball down the stairs, with her with her paw or her nose (it's very cute), so I can throw it again. If she catches it, she runs down the stairs and does a victory dance. I know, I talk about my dog like she's a kid...but she kind of is, right? Just a hairy version...

I am very excited to only have a month and a half left of this semester! I enjoy most of my classes, but I'm completely lacking motivation. Plus, I'm kind of excited for a few classes next semester (no, I'm not a nerd, lol.) I'm trying to figure out what I should do this summer job wise, but I'm not really sure. I might get my notory license and do that, but it's just something I'm considering at this point. Any recommendations would be nice :)

Just a little note...

I am so happy that it is finally spring break! Spring semester always seems to take forever, and spring break means that its closer to being over. I don't have any plans for the week, but I'm thinking about going on a few day trips, along with the mountains of homework that needs to be done. I don't understand why professors think that spring break is an excuse to assign more work... I'm sad that Peter doesn't get any days off work, though. It would be so much more fun with him around.

Yesterday Peter played paintball for a few hours and I hung around the house. I contemplated seeing a movie while he was gone, but it's no fun by yourself :( When Peter got home we went to a BBQ with the guys he played paintball with and their wives. It was okay, but my favorite part was the banana split I got after. We found this cute gelato shop in Staunton that makes really good banana splits, so we've been going there a lot lately. It's all so good!

I always feel so much better when the house is clean, so I'm happy that I was able to get the house clean, or at least the downstairs, lol.

We've gotten a few requests for updated pics of the puppy, who isn't so little anymore, lol. So here you go! :)

She's big on comfort, lol

She likes to sit in front of the oven until we give her a treat...

Though I LOVE weekends, I am definitely glad that this one is over! Life is pretty stressful right now: Peter with work, and me with school. Friday night we were able to get out and socialize by going out to Massaki's for dinner with some of our friends. I love Teppanyaki (sp?)!!! It's fun to watch the tricks they do with the food! And the sushi at Massaki's is so fresh that it's really good!

Anyway, Saturday Peter went to play paintball, and Sam got sick. We ended up having to take her to the vet for the second time in two weeks. I am getting soooo tired of cleaning up dog poop in the house. I do give her credit for going on the tile instead of the carpet though. Now she is on medication to clear it up, and hopefully she will get better and stay that way for while. The medication does make her tired and somewhat loopy, but its cute (Im sure thats not what she thinks of it though!).

Today we slept in and took it easy. We really needed it. I hope this week is less stressful!

A Little Piece of Heaven

Today was amazing! I have wanted a waffle for over a month now, and frozen waffles don't count! No, I am NOT pregnant, I just go through phases where I want something...Anyway, I got my waffle today! It was no less than heaven! Thank you Sarah!

I am so glad it's the weekend, because this week seemed to drag on forever! And I am very excited for Valentines Day with Peter. He already gave me my Valentines Day candy and I cant wait for tomorrow! It's one of my favorite holidays because I am hopelessly romantic, and everything is pink!

Happy Weekend!

House HUnting and Other Adventures...

Peter and I looked at a couple of houses today. Though he is more excited about buying a house than I am, it was nice to spend some time together. The houses we looked at today aren't going to work for us, but they were both nice. Hopefully we'll be able to find something we like sooner than later, because Peter is going nuts here. Whenever we tell anyone we rent from PPM, they all respond with "Oh, I'm sorry!" and a rather amusing facial expression.

On another note, Peter was a great husband last night and went to the store at 1am to get me sparkling grape juice (because he drank the sparkling pear juice I really like). It made me happy and I have quite enjoyed it. :)

We (mainly me, Ashley) set this up months ago, but never really used it. So, I figured it would be a good thing to keep up with this year, I guess a New Year's resolution. I got an email this week listing 50 things you did in the last year, so I thought it would be a good way to start...

1. Got married
2. Peter Graduated
3. Got a puppy
4. Got our first apartment together
5. Went to California
6. Went to Minnesota (twice)
7. Played video games (Peter)
8. Got a job (Peter)
9. Bought a Christmas tree
10. Carved pumpkins
11. Had a computer hard drive crash (Ashley)
12. Went on a picnic
13. Got new cell phones
14. Drove through the parkway
15. Hiked up Humpback Rock (Ashley)
16. Went to a movie
17. Went to the beach
18. Body surfed
19. Had wallet stolen (Peter)
20. Had a flat tire (Peter)
21. Gone to D.C (Ashley)
22. Been pulled over and accused of smuggling drugs (Peter)
23. Had baggage lost by the airline, both ways (thank you, United)
24. Went to school (Ashley)
25. Went to Disneyland
26. Ate Mickey shaped pretzels
27. Ate a smoked turkey leg, a personal favorite (Ashley)
28. Went to Bush Garden's Halloscream
29. Went shopping at Short Pump (Ashley)
30. Went to Trader Joe's :)
31. Taken an art class (Ashley)
32. Visited Kami, Spencer, and James
33. Went to the homecoming football game
34. Went to IHOP!
35. Stayed at a beachfront hotel
36. Ate REAL Mexican food
37. Watched the Inaguration of the first Black President
38. Went to the Holocaust Museum (Ashley)
39. Gotten a speeding ticket (Both...)
40. Seen a sunset over the ocean
41. Had a pillow fight
42. Spent time with family
43. Tackled the puppy
44. Made/decorated cupcakes (Ashley, though Peter did eat them)
45. Made a gingerbread house
45. Built a snowman
46. Had a snowball fight
47. Went on Lacrosse trips to NC and TN
48. Been stuck in an airport
49. Bought a wedding dress (Ashley)
50. Got a grill (For both of us...Peters favorite)